Little Red Flying Fox vs Ruby Bolete

Pteropus scapulatus compared with Hortiboletus rubellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Little Red Flying Fox	Ruby Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Boletaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Hortiboletus
Species	Pteropus scapulatus	Hortiboletus rubellus

Conservation Status

Little Red Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Ruby Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Little Red Flying Fox	Ruby Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Little Red Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruby Bolete

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.